Kinghorne Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Kinghorne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinghorne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica561:51,2492,953
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
United States131:27,881,456736,413
England101:5,571,806158,774
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Kinghorne Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kinghorne Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kinghorne is carried by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinghorne? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,491,356th most frequently used surname globally, held by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The surname Kinghorne occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kinghorne are found; 40 percent are found in Caribbean and 40 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Kinghorne is most frequently held in Jamaica, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 51,249. In Jamaica it is most common in: Surrey County, where 88 percent are found and Middlesex County, where 13 percent are found. Beside Jamaica this last name exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Kinghorne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kinghorne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kinghorne last name increased 325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinghorne Last Name Statistics demography

Kinghorne earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.51% less than the national average, earning $36,025 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinghorn944,695/
Kinghoren891/
Kijnghorn891/
Kingorng821/
Kingcharn7836/
Kingarin716/
Kingaring67178/
Kingernay671/
Kingarink671/
Kengarn631/
Kengcharoen605/
Kemgarn501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kinghorne
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